K-12 PE/DAPETeacher

Job Description

Job Title
K-12 Physical Education/Adaptive PE Teacher
Reports To
Executive Director and Principal
Supervises
Paraprofessional Staff
Status
Full-Time, Exempt

Effective for 2025-2026 School Year

Description: ​Spero Academy, a K​6 Charter School located in NE Minneapolis, is looking for
an K-12 Physical Education teacher to support elementary age students.

Qualifications: B​achelor's degree and licensure in Physical Education is preferred. Additional DAPE licensure and/or experience with students with disabilities.

Position Status: ​Full time. All positions are Monday through Thursday, year-round with staff development on Fridays and breaks throughout the year.

Position Summary:
Provide a safe, nurturing and cooperative learning environment for children. discover their personal and academic strengths.
Cultivate a sense of respect and responsibility.
Create a sense of social awareness and a social bridge to the broader community.
Provide an innovative curriculum that leads each child to educational success.
Instill self-esteem, confidence and a positive attitude in every child.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Uses MN State Standards and MN Academic benchmarks to write appropriate lesson plans and adaptations for assigned classrooms.
Integrates school-adopted curriculum into coherent lessons designed to maximize students’ potential.
Demonstrates understanding of due process, including disability criteria for area of service, quality Evaluation Report (ER) writing, quality Individual Program Plan (IEP) writing.
Creates and maintains student due process records within the school special education database and meets due process timelines.
Evaluates students using appropriate evaluation tools.
Understands and implements School-wide Discipline Policy and how it relates to special education students.
Collaborates with classroom teachers and therapists to assure student’s individual needs are being met.

Qualifications

Current Minnesota licensure in the area of assignment in Special Education.
• Excellent oral, written and spoken communication skills.
• Ability to interact well with internal staff, students and parents.
• Detail oriented and flexible.
• Professional demeanor and appearance with a positive attitude.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive and resourceful in the completion of work assignments.
• Sense of accountability and ownership for work results.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of the following computer applications: MacBook equipment.
• Ability to maintain status of “not disqualified” upon completion of criminal background.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds or move quickly to contain a student

Institution Description

We are a tuition-free public charter school with programming designed to meet the individualized needs of students with disabilities. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about how our program may be able to help your student grow academically, emotionally, and socially.

Application Instructions/Comments

Send resume and district application to:
Attn: Susan Scheller
Academic Director, Spero Academy
2701 California St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

sscheller@spero.academy
District application can be found at​: http://www.spero.academy/

EOE/AA